Cairo – Mubasher: The indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Wednesday, the first trading session of 2019, in green territory, backed by local traders’ purchases.
The benchmark EGX30 index jumped 168.6 points, or 1.29%, finishing the session at 13,204 points.
The small- and mid-cap EGX70 index edged up 0.59% to 697.91 points, while the broader EGX100 index added 0.63% to 1,738 points.
Similarly, the equal-weighted EGX50 index went up 0.92% to 2,169 points.
Trading volume amounted to 101.17 million shares exchanged at a turnover of EGP 463.3 million through 19,200 transactions.
Egyptian investors were mostly buyers, netting EGP 47.14 million, whereas foreign and Arab investors were net sellers with EGP 18.26 million and EGP 28.77 million, respectively.
The heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB) rose 1.89% to EGP 75.48, with a turnover of EGP 49.4 million.
Market capitalisation closed the session at EGP 756.9 billion, gaining EGP 7.2 billion.
